diff --git a/packages/devel/libftdi/patches/libftdi-0.20-automake_1.13.patch b/packages/devel/libftdi/patches/libftdi-0.20-automake_1.13.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 78baa5e4ce..0000000000
--- a/packages/devel/libftdi/patches/libftdi-0.20-automake_1.13.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-diff -Naur libftdi-0.20-old/configure.in libftdi-0.20-new/configure.in
---- libftdi-0.20-old/configure.in	2012-03-19 04:20:56.000000000 -0700
-+++ libftdi-0.20-new/configure.in	2012-12-31 04:49:04.000000000 -0800
-@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
- AC_INIT(libftdi, 0.20)
- AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
--AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
-+AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)
- 
- AC_LANG_C
- AC_PROG_CC
diff --git a/packages/devel/libftdi/package.mk b/packages/devel/libftdi1/package.mk
similarity index 64%
rename from packages/devel/libftdi/package.mk
rename to packages/devel/libftdi1/package.mk
index a9d0ef4505..a60a9b8342 100644
--- a/packages/devel/libftdi/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/libftdi1/package.mk
@@ -16,35 +16,44 @@
 #  along with OpenELEC.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 ################################################################################
 
-PKG_NAME="libftdi"
-PKG_VERSION="0.20"
+PKG_NAME="libftdi1"
+PKG_VERSION="1.2"
 PKG_REV=1""
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="LGPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.intra2net.com/en/developer/libftdi/"
-PKG_URL="http://www.intra2net.com/en/developer/libftdi/download/libftdi-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain libusb-compat"
+PKG_URL="http://www.intra2net.com/en/developer/libftdi/download/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.bz2"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain libusb"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
-PKG_SECTION="driver"
+PKG_SECTION="devel"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="libFTDI is an open source library to talk to FTDI chips"
 PKG_LONGDESC="libFTDI is an open source library to talk to FTDI chips"
 
 PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
-PKG_AUTORECONF="yes"
+PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
-PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="ac_cv_path_HAVELIBUSB=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/libusb-config \
-                           LIBS=-lusb \
-                           --disable-shared \
-                           --enable-static \
-                           --disable-libftdipp \
-                           --disable-python-binding \
-                           --without-examples \
-                           --without-docs"
+configure_target() {
+  cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$CMAKE_CONF \
+        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
+        -DSTATICLIBS=ON \
+        -DDOCUMENTATION=FALSE \
+        -DEXAMPLES=FALSE \
+        -DFTDIPP=FALSE \
+        -DPYTHON_BINDINGS=FALSE \
+        ..
+}
 
 pre_configure_target() {
   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC -DPIC"
 }
 
-post_makeinstall_target() {
-  rm -rf $INSTALL/usr/bin
+makeinstall_target() {
+  mkdir -p $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/libftdi1
+    cp ../src/ftdi.h $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/libftdi1
+
+  mkdir -p $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib
+    cp src/libftdi1.a $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib
+
+  mkdir -p $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib/pkgconfig
+    cp libftdi1.pc $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib/pkgconfig
 }
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/package.mk
index 302481ce24..433a6d63d1 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/package.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://lcdproc.org/"
 # PKG_URL="$SOURCEFORGE_SRC/lcdproc/lcdproc/$PKG_VERSION/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
 PKG_URL="$DISTRO_SRC/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain libusb libhid libftdi"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain libusb libhid libftdi1"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="system"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="lcdproc: Software to display system information from your Linux/*BSD box on a LCD"
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/patches/lcdproc-0.5.6-libftdi1.patch b/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/patches/lcdproc-0.5.6-libftdi1.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b183619be3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/patches/lcdproc-0.5.6-libftdi1.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index 7c053d2..dcb0c4d 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ AC_MSG_RESULT($enable_libftdi)
+ 
+ if test "$enable_libftdi" = "yes"; then
+ 	ifdef([PKG_CHECK_MODULES],
+-	 	[PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBFTDI, libftdi >= 0.8,
++	 	[PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBFTDI, libftdi1 >= 0.8,
+ 			[AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBFTDI, [1], [Define to 1 if you have libftdi])],
+ 			[ enable_libftdi=no ])],
+ 		[AC_MSG_WARN([pkg-config not (fully) installed; drivers requiring libftdi may not be built])])
+diff --git a/server/drivers/hd44780-low.h b/server/drivers/hd44780-low.h
+index 47acf45..6faa830 100644
+--- a/server/drivers/hd44780-low.h
++++ b/server/drivers/hd44780-low.h
+@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
+ #endif
+ 
+ #ifdef HAVE_LIBFTDI
+-# include <ftdi.h>
++# include <libftdi1/ftdi.h>
+ #endif
+ 
+ /** \name Symbolic names for connection types
+diff --git a/server/drivers/i2500vfd.c b/server/drivers/i2500vfd.c
+index d896a69..7fe74f2 100644
+--- a/server/drivers/i2500vfd.c
++++ b/server/drivers/i2500vfd.c
+@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ #include <unistd.h>
+ #include <string.h>
+-#include <ftdi.h>
++#include <libftdi1/ftdi.h>
+ 
+ #include "lcd.h"
+ #include "i2500vfd.h"
+diff --git a/server/drivers/lis.c b/server/drivers/lis.c
+index 5d3e97a..6c26a19 100644
+--- a/server/drivers/lis.c
++++ b/server/drivers/lis.c
+@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
+ #include <pthread.h>
+ 
+ #include <usb.h>
+-#include <ftdi.h>
++#include <libftdi1/ftdi.h>
+ 
+ #include "lcd.h"
+ #include "lis.h"
+diff --git a/server/drivers/ula200.c b/server/drivers/ula200.c
+index cbdde40..a84eb49 100644
+--- a/server/drivers/ula200.c
++++ b/server/drivers/ula200.c
+@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
+ #include <errno.h>
+ 
+ #include <usb.h>
+-#include <ftdi.h>
++#include <libftdi1/ftdi.h>
+ 
+ #include "lcd.h"
+ #include "ula200.h"
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/lirc/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/lirc/package.mk
index 23e511cc01..55e0423150 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/lirc/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/lirc/package.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.lirc.org"
 PKG_URL="$SOURCEFORGE_SRC/lirc/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.bz2"
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain libftdi libusb-compat libirman"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain libftdi1 libusb-compat libirman"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="sysutils/remote"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="lirc: Linux Infrared Remote Control"
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/lirc/patches/lirc-0.9.0-050-libftdi1.patch b/packages/sysutils/lirc/patches/lirc-0.9.0-050-libftdi1.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a446b198e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/lirc/patches/lirc-0.9.0-050-libftdi1.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index 74ccba8..e40f51a 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADER(usb.h,
+   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBUSB)
+   possible_drivers="${possible_drivers} (atilibusb) (awlibusb) (dfclibusb) (commandir) (srm7500libusb)" 
+ )
+-AC_CHECK_HEADER(ftdi.h,
++AC_CHECK_HEADER(libftdi1/ftdi.h,
+   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FTDI)
+   possible_drivers="${possible_drivers} (ftdi)"
+ )
+@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ if test "$driver" = "userspace" -o "$driver" = "all"; then
+ 		;;
+ 	ftdi)
+ 		hw_module="${hw_module} hw_ftdi.o receive.o transmit.o"
+-		ftdi_lib="-lftdi"
++		ftdi_lib="-lftdi1"
+ 		;;
+ 	i2cuser)
+ 		hw_module="${hw_module} hw_i2cuser.o receive.o"
+@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ if test "$driver" = "ftdi"; then
+   lirc_driver="none"
+   hw_module="hw_ftdi.o receive.o transmit.o"
+   HW_DEFAULT="hw_ftdi"
+-  ftdi_lib="-lftdi"
++  ftdi_lib="-lftdi1"
+ fi
+ 
+ if test "$driver" = "gvbctv5pci"; then
+diff --git a/daemons/hw_ftdi.c b/daemons/hw_ftdi.c
+index d867bc9..e5ef563 100644
+--- a/daemons/hw_ftdi.c
++++ b/daemons/hw_ftdi.c
+@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
+ #include "transmit.h"
+ #include "hw_default.h"
+ 
+-#include <ftdi.h>
++#include <libftdi1/ftdi.h>
+ 
+ /* PID of the child process */
+ static pid_t child_pid = -1;
+@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ static pid_t child_pid = -1;
+ static char *device_config = NULL;
+ static int tx_baud_rate = 65536;
+ static int rx_baud_rate = 9600;
++static int rx_sample_rate = 16;
+ static int input_pin = 1;	/* RXD as input */
+ static int output_pin = 2;	/* RTS as output */
+ static int usb_vendor = 0x0403;	/* default for FT232 */
+@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ static void parsesamples(unsigned char *buf, int n, int pipe_rxir_w)
+ 		 * The datasheet indicates that the sample rate in
+ 		 * bitbang mode is 16 times the baud rate but 32 seems
+ 		 * to be correct. */
+-		usecs = (rxctr * 1000000LL) / (rx_baud_rate * 32);
++		usecs = (rxctr * 1000000LL) / (rx_baud_rate * rx_sample_rate);
+ 
+ 		/* Clamp */
+ 		if (usecs > PULSE_MASK) {
+@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ static void child_process(int fd_rx2main, int fd_main2tx, int fd_tx2main)
+ 
+ 		/* Enable bit-bang mode, setting output & input pins
+ 		   direction */
+-		if (ftdi_enable_bitbang(&ftdic, 1 << output_pin) < 0) {
++		if (ftdi_set_bitmode(&ftdic, 1 << output_pin, BITMODE_BITBANG) < 0) {
+ 			logprintf(LOG_ERR, "unable to enable bitbang mode (%s)", ftdi_get_error_string(&ftdic));
+ 			goto retry;
+ 		}
diff --git a/packages/tools/flashrom/package.mk b/packages/tools/flashrom/package.mk
index 9ddc953648..33fc717bf6 100644
--- a/packages/tools/flashrom/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/flashrom/package.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="i386 x86_64"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.flashrom.org"
 PKG_URL="http://download.flashrom.org/releases/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.bz2"
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain zlib pciutils libftdi"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain zlib pciutils libftdi1"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="tools"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="flashrom: linux BIOS programmer"
diff --git a/packages/tools/flashrom/patches/flashrom-01-libftdi1.patch b/packages/tools/flashrom/patches/flashrom-01-libftdi1.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90e80534a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tools/flashrom/patches/flashrom-01-libftdi1.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
+index 6b70ab8..f602b45 100644
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ NEED_PCI := yes
+ endif
+ 
+ ifeq ($(CONFIG_FT2232_SPI), yes)
+-FTDILIBS := $(shell pkg-config --libs libftdi 2>/dev/null || printf "%s" "-lftdi -lusb")
++FTDILIBS := $(shell pkg-config --libs libftdi1 2>/dev/null || printf "%s" "-lftdi1 -lusb")
+ # This is a totally ugly hack.
+ FEATURE_CFLAGS += $(shell LC_ALL=C grep -q "FTDISUPPORT := yes" .features && printf "%s" "-D'CONFIG_FT2232_SPI=1'")
+ FEATURE_LIBS += $(shell LC_ALL=C grep -q "FTDISUPPORT := yes" .features && printf "%s" "$(FTDILIBS)")
+@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ featuresavailable:
+ endif
+ 
+ define FTDI_TEST
+-#include <ftdi.h>
++#include <libftdi1/ftdi.h>
+ struct ftdi_context *ftdic = NULL;
+ int main(int argc, char **argv)
+ {
+diff --git a/ft2232_spi.c b/ft2232_spi.c
+index a5d3828..d54cf6a 100644
+--- a/ft2232_spi.c
++++ b/ft2232_spi.c
+@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
+ #include "flash.h"
+ #include "programmer.h"
+ #include "spi.h"
+-#include <ftdi.h>
++#include <libftdi1/ftdi.h>
+ 
+ /* Please keep sorted by vendor ID, then device ID. */
+